After the recent driver updates, Intel’s Arc A770 and A750 GPUs have been getting a lot of buzz,
especially in the gaming community. Gamers Nexus and Techtesters have done an excellent job
showcasing the improvements in gaming performance since the release of new drivers. However,
I have not seen any videos discussing the performance of these GPUs when it comes to
content creation workloads, especially video editing. So in today's video, I am going to
compare the video editing performance of Intel ARC A770 and A750 with Nvidia's RTX 3060 in
two popular video editing software: Davinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro. So, whether
you're a content creator looking to upgrade your setup or just someone who's curious about the
capabilities of these GPUs in video editing, make sure to watch this video till the end!
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Intel officially entered the discrete graphics market with the launch of their 16GB Arc A770
and 8 GB A750 GPUs. These GPUs have been creating some buzz after Intel dropped the
price on the A750, which can now be purchased for under $250. Meanwhile,
the flagship Arc A770 is selling for around $350, which is in line with the 12GB version
of Nvidia's RTX 3060, which goes for about $360. But the real question is,
how good are these Intel GPUs for content creation at this price point?
On paper these 2 cards look like a great solution for content creations. Intel has
been touting their new technology called Deep Link and Hyper Encode. Intel claims that these
new technologies significantly increase the video editing capability of Arc A770 and A750.
So, what exactly is Deep Link and Hyper Encode? Well, Hyper Encode allows for
faster video encoding by utilizing multiple media engines working in parallel on Intel
platforms. This means that if you have a 12th or 13th Gen Intel CPU with integrated graphics
and you pair it with an Intel Arc A770 or A750, you'll see improved video encoding
performance. The reason for this is that Hyper Encode technology will simultaneously
use all the media engines present in the discrete and integrated graphics.
However, not all software in the market supports this technology yet. At the time of making this
video, only Handbrake, Magix Video Pro, and DaVinci Resolve Studio Edition supported this
technology. Adobe Premiere, as usual, is a bit behind and doesn't utilize this feature.
Here's a chart that compares the ProRes to H264 encoding performance of the 16GB Intel Arc A770,
8GB Arc A750, and 12GB Nvidia RTX 3060 in Davinci Resolve Studio edition. I've set the RTX 3060
performance as baseline with a relative score of 100%. Any card that performs faster than the RTX
3060 will score over 100%, and anything slower will score less than 100%. So if you take a
closer look at this chart, you'll see that I've broken down the performance of the Intel cards
into two categories: with Hyper-Encode enabled and without Hyper-Encode. For both these scenarios,
Intel Arc GPUs were paired with the Intel Core i9 12900K CPU, which comes with its
own iGPU. When paired with any 12th or 13th gen Intel CPU, Hyper-Encode is enabled by
default in Davinci Resolve. However, to disable Hyper-Encode, I turned off the iGPU in the BIOS
Here is the rundown of the results. When Hyper-encode was enabled, the 16GB Intel Arc A770
outperformed the Nvidia RTX 3060 by a remarkable 47%. However, when Hyper-encode was turned off,
both cards were quite evenly matched, with the Intel Arc A770 just barely edging out a 3%
win. It's worth noting that both the RTX 3060 and Intel Arc A770 are priced at around $350,
making the Intel card a much better value for video encoding, especially if your system already
has a 12th or 13th gen Intel CPU with integrated graphics. What was even more surprising was
the performance of the less expensive $250 Intel Arc A750. With Hyper-encode enabled,
it outperformed the much pricier RTX 3060 by 12%. But without Hyper-encode enabled,
Arc A750 was 11% slower than RTX 3060. So if your workstation is running on a 12th or 13th gen Intel
chip, the Intel Arc GPUs are far superior for video encoding compared to the Nvidia RTX 3060.
But if you have an AMD Ryzen system or an older Intel CPU, the RTX 3060 may be a better choice.
Let's move on and examine the h264 codec video decoding performance in Davinci Resolve Studio
edition. The h264 codec is widely used by most consumer-level cameras, including the Sony A6400
that I am currently using to record this video. It's crucial that your GPU is capable of hardware
decoding all popular codecs. If not, the video decoding will be handled by the CPU, leading
to a choppy and stuttery timeline playback. This is something no video editor wants to deal with,
especially since they often spend a significant amount of time playing and replaying the timeline.
So, let's take a look at the results for H264 to DNXHR High Quality decoding performance.
When Hyper-encode is enabled, the Intel Arc A770 is 8% slower compared to RTX 3060,
and Arc A750 lags behind by 10%. However, with Hyper-encode disabled, both Intel GPUs don't
perform as well and fall behind the RTX 3060 by a significant 23% margin. So this makes it
evident that Nvidia's hardware decoders are still the top choice for video decoding. It
comes as no surprise since Nvidia cards are known for their reliable and sturdy hardware decoders,
which is why streamers and content creators prefer Nvidia cards over AMD and Intel.
Next let's take a look at the GPU effects. This evaluation will assess the effectiveness
of features such as color grading and advanced fusion effects in Davinci Resolve. As you can
see in the chart, the Nvidia RTX 3060 is 10% faster than the Arc A770 and 17% faster than
the Arc A750. This outcome doesn't surprise me, as Nvidia's CUDA cores are a recognized
standard in the industry and excel in executing advanced effects in Davinci
Resolve. This is why many professionals trust Nvidia cards over other options.
Next, let's examine the handling of RED and BRAW footage by these
GPUs. Although not everyone utilizes these codecs, I'm aware that serious
video editors and filmmakers frequently use them. Unfortunately, Intel cards lag behind
when it comes to debayering and processing RAW footage. In terms of RED/BRAW media,
the RTX 3060 outpaces both Intel Arc A770 and A750 by over 30%. These results clearly indicate that
Intel needs to improve in many GPU-accelerated tasks in DaVinci Resolve. Hopefully, Blackmagic,
the creators of DaVinci Resolve, and Intel are collaborating to resolve this issue.
Finally lets take a look at the standard overall Davinci Resolve score. This score represents the
overall performance across a range of workflows in DaVinci Resolve. RTX 3060 comes out ahead,
beating Arc A770 by 18% and Arc A750 by 23%. So here is the bottomline when it
comes to Davinci Resolve. While Intel Arc GPUs performed well in h264 encoding tasks,
they lagged behind the Nvidia GPU in other workflows. Hence, if you are a
content creator using DaVinci Resolve, the Nvidia RTX 3060 remains the better choice.
But what about the performance of Intel ARC GPUs in Adobe Premiere Pro,
which is a more widely used video editing software among professionals. Unlike DaVinci Resolve,
Adobe Premiere Pro does not officially support the hyper-encode feature in Intel ARC cards.
Instead it relies more on the CPU cores. Nonetheless, in H264 and HEVC video playback,
both Intel A770 and A750 outperform the Nvidia RTX 3060 by 7%. However, Nvidia takes the lead
in ProRes playback, outpacing the A770 by 8% and A750 by 11%. Similarly, in RED raw codec playback,
the RTX 3060 outpaces the Intel cards by a significant margin, surpassing them by over 27%
In the overall GPU effects test, the Nvidia RTX 3060 outpaces the Arc A770 by 6% and A750
by 11%. Finally in the Adobe Premiere Pro overall extended benchmark, RTX 3060 narrowly beats both
Intel GPUs by about 3%. So these results prove that when using Adobe's software, the performance
difference between Nvidia GPUs and Intel GPUs is not as significant as when using Davinci Resolve.
Next let's talk about Blender. Blender is one of the few rendering engines on the market that
currently supports Intel GPUs. Unfortunately, both the Arc A770 and A750 lag behind the NVIDIA RTX
3060 by a whopping 33%. Honestly the results are so bad for Intel, that any competition in
this space would be welcome. I don't want nVidia to monopolize 3D animation market
So there you have it. Nvidia is still the champion when it comes to content creation workloads. I am
glad that Intel is bringing some new competition in this field. But they still need to step up
their game if they want to seriously challenge Nvidia. Hopefully Battlemage and Celestial,
the next generation Intel Arc GPUs will do better. Until then, if you are in the market for a GPU for
video editing and content creation, you will have to settle with nVidia. In my opinion,
the 12GB model of RTX 3060 is a pretty good entry level GPU for content creation. But If
you want something better and are willing to spend some more cash, then I would recommend
going with RTX 4070 Ti. This is largely because it uses the new Ada Lovelace architecture and
comes with double the media encoders. In Fact RTX 4070 Ti uses the same video encoders and decoders
that you will find in the flagship RTX 4090. On the other hand if you are waiting for RTX
4060 Ti and wondering what kind of performance it will offer, then checkout this video over
here. In this video I discuss everything that we know about the upcoming RTX 4060
Ti GPU. So go ahead and watch that video and I will see you guys over there. Bye!